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Sad Tux - Windows bias detected
This page contains Windows bias

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This page is part of the Azure documentation. It contains code examples and configuration instructions for working with Azure services.
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Bias Analysis

Detected Bias Types
powershell_heavy
windows_first
missing_linux_example
windows_tools
Summary
The documentation page demonstrates a strong Windows bias. All command-line examples use PowerShell, including certificate creation and IIS installation. The virtual machine scale set is configured with Windows Server 2016 by default, and instructions for backend web server setup exclusively use IIS and Windows-centric tooling. There are no examples or guidance for Linux-based VMSS, certificate creation on Linux, or using Linux web servers such as Apache or Nginx.
Recommendations
  • Provide equivalent Linux examples for certificate creation (e.g., using OpenSSL) and exporting PFX files.
  • Include instructions for creating a VMSS with a Linux OS image (such as Ubuntu or CentOS) and installing a Linux web server (Apache, Nginx) in the backend pool.
  • Offer Bash/Azure CLI alternatives to PowerShell commands throughout the tutorial.
  • Clarify that both Windows and Linux are supported and link to relevant Linux-focused documentation.
  • Add screenshots and walkthroughs for Linux-based backend configuration and testing.
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Scan History

Date Scan Status Result
2026-01-12 00:00 #99 completed Biased Biased
2026-01-11 06:20 #98 completed Biased Biased
2026-01-11 00:00 #95 cancelled Clean Clean
2026-01-10 00:00 #92 completed Clean Clean
2026-01-09 00:00 #87 cancelled Clean Clean
2026-01-06 22:28 #78 completed Clean Clean
2025-12-29 18:00 #48 cancelled Biased Biased
2025-12-15 00:00 #7 completed Clean Clean
2025-12-14 05:05 #6 completed Clean Clean

Flagged Code Snippets

New-SelfSignedCertificate `
  -certstorelocation cert:\localmachine\my `
  -dnsname www.contoso.com

$publicSettings = @{ "fileUris" = (,"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Azure/azure-docs-powershell-samples/master/application-gateway/iis/appgatewayurl.ps1"); 
  "commandToExecute" = "powershell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -File appgatewayurl.ps1" }
$vmss = Get-AzVmss -ResourceGroupName myResourceGroupAG -VMScaleSetName myvmss
Add-AzVmssExtension -VirtualMachineScaleSet $vmss `
  -Name "customScript" `
  -Publisher "Microsoft.Compute" `
  -Type "CustomScriptExtension" `
  -TypeHandlerVersion 1.8 `
  -Setting $publicSettings
Update-AzVmss `
  -ResourceGroupName myResourceGroupAG `
  -Name myvmss `
  -VirtualMachineScaleSet $vmss

PSParentPath: Microsoft.PowerShell.Security\Certificate::LocalMachine\my

Thumbprint                                Subject
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E1E81C23B3AD33F9B4D1717B20AB65DBB91AC630  CN=www.contoso.com